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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for 2025-07-03 ( 22 items ) |
AANA Condemns United Healthcare's Unlawful, Discriminatory Anesthesia Reimbursement Changes (10)
ROSEMONT, Illinois, July 2 [Category: Nursing] -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology issued the following news release:
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AANA Condemns United Healthcare's Unlawful, Discriminatory Anesthesia Reimbursement Changes
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The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) strongly condemns United Healthcare's announced changes to their anesthesia calculations, including a 15% cut in reimbursement for claims submitted for services rendered by a Certified Registered Nurse Anes more PR
AGA Applauds Trump Administration NEPA Reforms, Calls for Congressional Action on Permitting (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 2 [Category: Energy] -- The American Gas Association issued the following news release:
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AGA Applauds Trump Administration NEPA Reforms, Calls for Congressional Action on Permitting
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WASHINGTON - The American Gas Association applauds permitting reforms announced by the Trump administration on Monday. The reforms to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations help return NEPA to its original statutory intent to inform agency decisions rather than serve a more PR
Congresswoman Ramirez, Members of Congress, Advocates Rally Against Reconciliation Bill That Betrays Working Families, Funds ICE Abuses, Gifts Millions to Billionaires (10)
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Ramirez, Members of Congress, Advocates Rally Against Reconciliation Bill That Betrays Working Families, Funds ICE Abuses, Gifts Millions to Billionaires
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As Republicans expand funding for DHS's unlawful actions, Congresswoman Ramirez demands answers from Secretary Noem on ICE's overspending and misuse of taxpayers' dollars
Washington, D.C. -Today, ahead of the House vote on the Re more PR
CUB Statement on Passage of Budget Bill (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 3 -- The Citizens Utility Board issued the following news release:
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CUB Statement on passage of budget bill
The budget bill that passed the U.S. Senate represents higher power bills for consumers across the country. Tax credits that help everyday people use solar power or energy efficiency to cut costs at home have proven to be wildly popular and highly successful-these incentives are cost-effective ways to cut utility bills, reduce energy prices for everyone, hel more PR
Democrats in Disarray: Rep. Harry Benton on Christian Mitchell (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 3 -- The Illinois Republican Party issued the following news on July 2, 2025:
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Democrats in Disarray: Rep. Harry Benton on Christian Mitchell
CHICAGO -- Yesterday, JB Pritzker introduced Illinois families to Christian Mitchell - a former do-nothing, corrupt State Representative. Mitchell's rubber-stamp approval for higher taxes, corruption, both as a state representative and confidant of convicted felon Mike Madigan, are further proof that the Democrat Machine more PR
Duckworth, King, Collins and Budzinski Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Our Troops and Strengthen Domestic Manufacturing (10)
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Duckworth, King, Collins and Budzinski Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Our Troops and Strengthen Domestic Manufacturing
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July 02, 2025
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) and U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Mike Bost (R-IL-12) and Jared Golden (D-ME-02) are introducing more PR
EPA Issues Orders to Stop the Sale of Unregistered Pesticide Products in Illinois (10)
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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EPA Issues Orders to Stop the Sale of Unregistered Pesticide Products in Illinois
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CHICAGO (July 2, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an order to Banner Wholesale Grocers to prevent the illegal distribution and sale of unregistered pesticide products through the company's website and retail location at 2639 S. Damen Ave., Chicago. EPA also issued "stop sale" orders to more PR
Fidium continues Windham County fiber expansion, set to start construction in Jacksonville and Wardsboro (10)
MATTOON, Illinois, July 2 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, posted the following news release:
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Fidium continues Windham County fiber expansion, set to start construction in Jacksonville and Wardsboro
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Expansion to more than 3,000 homes and businesses will provide access to Fidium's multi-gig speeds and new opportunities in southern Vermont
JACKSONVILLE & WARDSBORO, Vt. - July 2, 2025 - Fidium is expand more PR
Hyatt Continues Expansion With The Debut Of Thompson Hotels, Significant New Entries for Andaz, The Standard and Park Hyatt Brands In Asia Pacific, Catering To Evolving Experiential Demand Among Luxury And Lifestyle Travelers (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 2 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release:
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Hyatt Continues Expansion With The Debut Of Thompson Hotels, Significant New Entries for Andaz, The Standard and Park Hyatt Brands In Asia Pacific, Catering To Evolving Experiential Demand Among Luxury And Lifestyle Travelers
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CHICAGO (July 2, 2025) - Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H ) today announced plans to expand Hyatt's luxury and lifestyle brand portf more PR
IFT Launches Groundbreaking Research & Development Tool to Support Accelerated Product Development Demands (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 2 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Institute of Food Technologists posted the following news release:
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IFT Launches Groundbreaking Research & Development Tool to Support Accelerated Product Development Demands
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The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific organization committed to advancing the science of food and its application across the global food system, is proud to announce the launch of CoDeveloper, a proprietary AI-powered R&D platf more PR
JdV by Hyatt Brand Debuts in the Caribbean with Royal Beach Hotel Punta Cana (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 2 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release:
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JdV by Hyatt Brand Debuts in the Caribbean with Royal Beach Hotel Punta Cana
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Located in Punta Cana's idyllic El Cortecito neighborhood, Royal Beach Hotel Punta Cana offers guests a second-city destination to experience the love of travel
CHICAGO, IL (July 2, 2025) - Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) in collaboration with Grupo Martinon, today announced th more PR
Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of BMO Bank Property in Evanston, Illinois for $1.68M (10)
ENCINO, California, July 3 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release:
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Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of BMO Bank Property in Evanston, Illinois for $1.68M
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EVANSTON, Ill., July 2, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of a BMO Bank property in Evanston, Illinois, for $1,675,000.
"We were referred to the trustee of a C more PR
Marine Manufacturers Join Chorus of Manufacturing Industry Leaders to Push for Advancement of Senate Tax Provisions (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 2 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release:
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Marine Manufacturers Join Chorus of Manufacturing Industry Leaders to Push for Advancement of Senate Tax Provisions
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The Senate passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill" on July 1, marking a significant step forward for key provisions long championed by the manufacturing sector. The bill now returns to the House, where a final vote is expected as early as today, more PR
NACDS Salutes Governor Pritzker, Illinois Lawmakers for Latest PBM Reform Legislation, HB 1697 (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 2 [Category: Business] -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores posted the following news release:
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NACDS Salutes Governor Pritzker, Illinois Lawmakers for Latest PBM Reform Legislation, HB 1697
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The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is celebrating a decisive victory for Illinois patients, pharmacies, and communities as Governor J.B. Pritzker signs House Bill 1697, the Prescription Drug Affordability Act, into law. This landmark legisla more PR
NMMA's Boerstling, MacKinnon to Join Soundings Trade Only Virtual Summit on Trade, Tariffs and Taxes on July 16 (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 2 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release:
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NMMA's Boerstling, MacKinnon to Join Soundings Trade Only Virtual Summit on Trade, Tariffs and Taxes on July 16
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Announced this week was the 3Ts Summit: Trade - Tariffs - Taxes, a free virtual event presented by the Soundings Trade Only Group, designed to give boating industry stakeholders timely insights into the evolving global policy landscape. The summ more PR
Schakowsky Introduces Legislation to Increase Access to Health Care (10)
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Schakowsky Introduces Legislation to Increase Access to Health Care
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Full Text of Bill (PDF)
WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) is reintroducing the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act. This legislation is designed to increase access to health care in underserved areas and diversify the health care provi more PR
Southern Illinois University-School of Medicine: Ebru Demir, MSc, PhD Exploring the Brain's Blueprint for Connection (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 3 -- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine issued the following news:
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Ebru Demir, MSc, PhD: Exploring the brain's blueprint for connection
In the early hours of a summer morning in 1999, a massive earthquake struck the city of Adapazari, Turkey, killing more than 17,000 people and leaving nearly half a million homeless. Among those lost were the father and close friends of Ebru Demir, then a teenager with a growing curiosity about science.
"That lo more PR
Suburban Chicago Businessman Convicted for Role in Bank Fraud and PPP Fraud Schemes (10)
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release:
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Suburban Chicago Businessman Convicted for Role in Bank Fraud and PPP Fraud Schemes
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Click Here to View the Original U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Press Release (https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/colorado-sp more PR
UIS Innovation Center Leasing Space at Horace Mann to Grow Programs That Support Economic Development (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 3 -- The University of Illinois System-Springfield campus issued the following news:
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UIS Innovation Center leasing space at Horace Mann to grow programs that support economic development
By Blake Wood
The University of Illinois Springfield Innovation Center will lease space at Horace Mann's downtown Springfield campus to expand programs that support economic development in the region. The 2.5-year lease will allow the center to broaden programming and servic more PR
University of Chicago: Was Mars Doomed to Be a Desert? Study Proposes New Explanation (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news:
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Was Mars doomed to be a desert? Study proposes new explanation
UChicago-led analysis of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data may explain why planet was likely harsh desert for most of recent past
By Louise Lerner
One of the great unsolved problems in modern planetary science is written on the surface of Mars.
Mars has canyons that were carved by rivers, so it was once warm enough for more PR
Value of Global Sports Market Forecast to Exceed $600 Billion by 2030, Finds New Kearney Report (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 3 (TNSrep) -- Kearney, a management consulting firm, issued the following news release:
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Value of global sports market forecast to exceed $600 billion by 2030, finds new Kearney report
* The global market is currently valued at $417 billion, having grown at an average annual rate of 5 percent since 2020, and Kearney predicts growth to $602 billion by 2030.
* Sports betting has become the largest and fastest-growing segment of the industry.
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July 2, 2025 - Lond more PR
VIDEO: Budzinski, Bost, Golden, Duckworth, King, and Collins Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Support Domestic Military Footwear Production (10)
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Budzinski, Bost, Golden, Duckworth, King, and Collins Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Support Domestic Military Footwear Production
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Mike Bost (R-IL-12) and Jared Golden (D-ME-02), as well as Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Angus King (I-ME),and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced legislation to ensure our more PR
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